The effects of public health policies on health inequalities in high-income countries: an umbrella review

Abstract Background Socio-economic inequalities are associated with unequal exposure to social, economic and environmental risk factors, which in turn contribute to health inequalities. Understanding the impact of specific public health policy interventions will help to establish causality in terms...

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Main Authors: Katie Thomson, Frances Hillier-Brown, Adam Todd, Courtney McNamara, Tim Huijts, Clare Bambra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5677-1